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Afghanistan's Tragedy: a problem for the West When US-led Coalition forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in the wake of 9/11 most Western nations at least thought the invasion just. The declared intention was to hunt down Osama bin Laden and al-Qae...  Buy: Printed version: £3.95 | 14/07/2008 | £3.95 |
Rubbish! The worldwide problem of Waste In the past half century the population of the world doubled but waste multiplied exponentially. A proliferation of plastics put everything from margarine to light bulbs into blister packs that mostly... Buy:Printed version: £3.50 | 14/05/2008 | £3.50 |
Globalisation 2008: Change and continuity in a shrinking world Globalisation is nothing new. It began with the Industrial Revolution, was boosted by the expansion of the British Empire, and only paused for the duration of the long European and world war which sta... Buy:Printed version: £3.50  View-only PDF version: £0.99 | 14/02/2008 | £3.50 |
The Struggle for Democracy in the Arab World For years now the Western powers, the US and Britain in particular, have touted democracy as the cure for the unending conflict in the Middle East. As this briefing shows, several countries tried it. ... Buy:Printed version: £3.50 View-only PDF version: £0.99 | 05/07/2007 | £3.50 |
All recent UGI briefings are available now for download as read-only PDFs at the very modest price of 99 pence per briefing. These low resolution versions include all the graphics in the original colours, but cannot be printed. They will shortly also be available as full, high resolution and printable versions, on subscription only.
Subjects coming soon or in preparation
Rubbish! The worldwide problem of waste
Zimbabwe 2008: A new beginning?
Afghanistan 2008: No end in sight
As usual, the programme is provisional, and may be changed
if world events require.
Did you know that you can get multiple copies of UGI briefings at special rates? See Frequently Asked Questions for details.